Singapore medics battle to save 'extremely critical' rape victim

SINGAPORE: Doctors in Singapore battled on Thursday to save the life of the girl who sustained horrific injuries in a gang rape, after she was dramatically airlifted from New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital. As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed that the 23-year-old's attackers would face swift justice, doctors at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital described her condition in the intensive care unit as "extremely critical". Dr Kelvin Loh, chief executive officer at the hospital said in a statement: "As at 7pm (1100 GMT) the patient remains in an extremely critical condition. She is under treatment at Mount Elizabeth Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU). Prior to her arrival, she has already undergone three abdominal surgeries and experienced a cardiac arrest in India. A multi-disciplinary team of specialists is taking care of her and doing everything possible to stabilise he...